Use The Force Luke! Mark Hamil reveals the original Star Wars cast are in talks to return for the seventh film

Mark Hamil has revealed that he and his co-stars from the iconic trilogy are in talks to reprise their famous roles.

Hamil, better known to his fans as Luke Skywalker, let it slip that original director George Lucas reached out to him.

And he revealed that Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are also now in talks to appear in the latest installment of the franchise Star Wars VII, or even spin-off films.

Luke's back: Mark Hamill, pictured here as his character Luke Skywalker, has revealed he and other Star Wars cast members Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, are in talks to reprise their roles in the film franchise

'George [Lucas] wanted to know whether we'd be interested. He did say that if we didn't want to do it, they wouldn't cast another actor in our parts - they would write us out.

'I can tell you right away that we haven't signed any contracts.

'We're in the stage where they want us to go in and meet with Michael Arndt, who is the writer, and Kathleen Kennedy, who is going to run Lucasfilm.

'Both have had meetings set that were postponed - on their end, not mine. They're more busy than I am.'

Not confirmed: Mark, pictured here at the premiere of Sushi Girl last year, says they have not exchanged contracts on the deal yet

Mark must have used The Force and crossed all his fingers and toes recently, as it is no secret that the star of the seventies and eighties iconic films has struggled to find an actor career beyond the trilogy.

Reached out personally: Director George Lucas promised he would write out the famous characters rather than re-cast if the originals are not interested

The prospect of another Star Wars - and the chance he will once again star in them - is very exciting, the 61-year-old revealed.

'It's all very, very exciting and so unexpected," he told ET.

'I think that's the quality I like about it most – it's like getting a pair of pants out of the closet you haven't worn in three years and finding a $20 bill in the pocket. It's just so unexpected.'

Mark says he does hope that Star Wars will return to a more retro feel even though Disney now has acquired the rights to release the seventh installment - not including the animated Clone Wars - of the story.

Its release has been slated for 2015.

'I said to George that I wanted to go back to the way it was, in the sense that ours was much more carefree and lighthearted and humorous – in my opinion, anyway.

'And another thing I'd want to make sure of is are we going to have the whole gang back? Is Carrie and Harrison and Billy Dee and Tony Daniels, everybody that's around from the original [returning]?

'I want to make sure that everybody's on board here, rather than just one. I guess I'll have to tune into your show to figure out who's on board.'

And the star made it clear he does not want the film to rely heavily on computer generated images like the more recent movies have.

The original crew: The 61-year-old wants to ensure Carrie, who plays Princess Leia and Harrison, Han Solo, are also onboard, asking, 'Are we going to have the whole gang back?'

Retro feel: The star said he hoped the film is more like the original and does not use too much CGI

'I hope they find the right balance of CGI with practical effects. I love props, I love models, miniatures, matte paintings - I'm sort of old school.

'I think if you go too far in the direction of CGI it winds up looking like just a giant a video game, and that's unfortunate.'

Reportedly there is also plans for spin-off stories either with Harrison's character Han Solo, Carrie's Princess Leila or even everyone's favourite teacher and Force guide Yoda.